13:15 Nottingham

Wednesday 28 October 2020

All12:4513:1513:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:20

Covered By MansionBets Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 1m 49.72s

(12)

Barossa Red⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam J McNamara| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 83| D

20/1

15/2, better than result when sixth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (1m, good to soft) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Enters calculations with ground conditions to suit.

Form: 2-63396

(11)

Mustarrid¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 82| CD

4/1

Hasn't offered much on his last 2 starts but they were in a higher grade than this and he's now 2 lb lower than when winning this race under Paul Hanagan last year. No surprise if he stages a revival.

Form: 9-57500

(7)

So I Told You^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 84| CD

9/1

C&D maiden winner in mud last autumn. Cheekpieces on first time, not seen to best effect when third of 5 in handicap at Windsor (1m, soft) 16 days ago. Could go well under Buick.

Form: 21-5873

(1)

Newbolt¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 83| D

20/1

Winning reappearance at Haydock in June. Hasn't kicked on in a couple of handicaps since but it's still fairly early days.

Form: 91-170

(10)

Flying West¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 79| D

3/1

Progressive sort who has landed handicaps at Wolverhampton and Yarmouth (1m, heavy) under Tom Marquand this autumn. Much respected as she bids for the hat-trick.

Form: 16511

(2)

Sword Beach^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| BF| D

6/1

Respectable third of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (8f, heavy, 7/2) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Another who could have a say.

Form: 394433

(3)

Stringybark Creek¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 74| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Chester in September. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 25/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 449107

(4)

Espresso Freddo^v⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Spencer| T: R Stephens| OR: 68| D

4/1

Comfortable winner at Windsor (1m, good to soft) 9 days ago. Was helped by being held up in strongly-run race but he's still much respected under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 220-021

(5)

Thorn^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: B A Curtis| T: J Gallagher| OR: 67

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Windsor (10f, soft, 22/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 653263

(6)

Little Ted³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| BF| D

18/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (16/5) at Hamilton (8.3f, soft) 37 days ago, having to pick way through.

Form: 322483

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Yorkshire Gold¹⁴⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Ellie Mackenzie

(9)

Mayfair Pompette²⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: C Fellowes J: S Donohoe

Forecasts

Flying West (3/1), Mustarrid (4/1), Espresso Freddo (4/1), Sword Beach (6/1), So I Told You (9/1), Mayfair Pompette (12/1), Little Ted (18/1), Thorn (18/1), Newbolt (20/1), Barossa Red (20/1), Stringybark Creek (40/1), Yorkshire Gold (200/1)

In an open affair it might be worth taking a chance on MUSTARRID who has dropped to 2 lb lower than when landing this race under Paul Hanagan a year ago. Flying West is going the right way and rates a big threat as she goes in search of a hat-trick. Last week's comfortable Windsor winner Espresso Freddo also merits plenty of respect.